PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Austria
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Germany (South)
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Munich
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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Number of staves
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
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2-part single page
4
3-part opening
16
4-part opening
19
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
4
quadruple
2
single
18
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
8
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
11
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
6
German
2
Latin
19
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
14
display script
20
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
12
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
2
brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
12
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
7
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 6
Type of script: display script
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Modena, Italy, Archivio Storico Diocesano di Modena-Nonantola, MS Mus. IV, c. 1520-30, All folios
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